-LRB- CNN -RRB- A Canadian tourist was killed after a small inflatable tour boat collided with a whale off the coast of Cabo San Lucas , Mexico , authorities said Thursday .

The victim was identified as Jennifer Karren , 35 , according to the Baja California Sur Prosecutor General 's Office .

Karren is a Canadian from Calgary , Alberta , according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation .

Two other people aboard the Cabo Adventures ' vessel were injured in the incident that happened Wednesday a quarter-mile from the Bay of Santa Maria , the Mexican Federal Attorney General 's Office for the Protection of the Environment said .

That federal agency is investigating the incident , it said .

The inflatable boat , called the Cabo Adventure 9 and designed for recreational diving , was carrying nine people and was returning from a snorkel tour when a side of the craft collided with the whale , authorities said .

The skipper , José Salazar Tendis , tried to avoid the whale , officials said .

Salazar could n't be immediately reached for comment .

Karren fell in the water , and a tour guide and another passenger jumped in and brought her back on the boat , the federal agency said .

The vessel captain immediately informed naval rescue officials , and the boat returned to shore as first aid and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation were performed on Karren , the federal agency said . A tourist aboard the watercraft who was also a nurse performed CPR , authorities said .

The Canadian woman was rushed to a hospital , where she was pronounced dead , according to the Baja California Sur Prosecutor General 's Office .

The tour company 's general director , Felipe Diez-Canedo , released a statement through Mexican authorities that expressed regret that one of its guests died , despite receiving first aid and being transported to the hospital .

CNN 's Pierre Meilhan contributed to this report .

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Jennifer Karren , 35 , of Calgary , Alberta , falls overboard and later dies , authorities say

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Two other tourists are injured on the small inflatable boat